topee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of topee
First recorded in 1825–35, topee is from the Hindi word ṭopī hat
Example Sentences
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He laid his topee carefully on a palm stump so the slipstream wouldn't blow it off and climbed up on the wing beside my cockpit.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had on a white topee, and was accompanied by three or four men dressed like him in shorts.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
They were still more surprised when they recognised, seated in the stern of this canoe, the white solar topee and the black coat of a European.
From The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo by Gilson, Charles
Among the first to appear aft was an immense individual, wearing a loose tussore suit, a huge pith topee, and a black and yellow cummerbund.
From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary)
It was owing to the fact that he wore his solar topee fastened by a strong "chin-stay".
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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